Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton
Stanton in 2006
Born	(1926-07-14)July 14, 1926 West Irvine, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 15, 2017(2017-09-15) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Kentucky Pasadena Playhouse
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2017
Website	harrydeanstanton.org

Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in films including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), One Magic Christmas (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Man Who Cried (2000), Alpha Dog (2006), Inland Empire (2006), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017).